The attack is part of a broader strategy to make major Ukrainian cities uninhabitable by destroying power, heating, water, and sewage systems. An intercepted Russian document reviewed by The Guardian shows Vladimir Putin ordered the destruction of this infrastructure to provoke a humanitarian crisis and force residents to flee urban centers by degrading sanitary conditions and overall quality of life.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Russia Strikes TPP-5 and TPP-6 to Make Kyiv Uninhabitable
War2 days ago
Russian military assets in the Kursk region launched an aerial assault on Kyiv on October 18, utilizing up to 16 ballistic missiles to target the city's power grid. The missiles directly struck Thermal Power Plant 5 in Vydubychi and Thermal Power Plant 6 in Troyeschyna, as well as southern areas of the capital. The strikes targeted the left bank of the river and hit their targets seconds after air raid alerts were raised.
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